In my opinion, this book wouldn’t be something that I would happily pick off of the shelf to read, but it is a good book for children. I think this book would be a good book that younger boys would enjoy reading. I believe that this book brings something different to the table rather than the classic fairytale, or girly Barbie book. One reason why I think this book was put together very well was because it put together very well and organized. Hatch was organized based on the different types of eggs and animals. For instance, on one of the first few pages it lists animals that begin their lives with eggs. These include birds, frogs, toads, salamanders, insects, spiders, most fishes, etc. Then, each page afterwards talks about one specific animal and their types of eggs. “The Siamese Fighting Fish has an unusual nest. The mother lays her eggs.” Another reason why I liked this book was because of the accurate and incredible illustrations The illustrations look as if they are drawn with a black pen, and are very bold. They also have almost a cartoon look to it, yet real and vivid at the same time. I think the illustrations create the overall book because the children reading would be able to understand what the animal they are reading about looks like. For example, one of the pages talks about baby spiders. “The babies face many dangers. Frogs and birds like to eat them.” In the illustration, you can see a frog glaring with big black eyes at the baby spider on its web, wanting to eat it. The big idea and message about this story is to learn the difference of all the animals that hatch their eggs and how they do it. ( )

I really enjoyed this picture book. One of the reasons I liked this book was because of the organization used in the book. The book seemed to be organized based on the types of eggs and animals. For example, the baby turtles do not need their mother after they hatch. The next animal they discussed was the snake. The snakes also do not need their mother after they hatch. The book was very organized and accurate.
A second reason I liked this book was because of the illustrations. The illustrations in the book were very accurate; they were the perfect mix of accuracy and cartoon. The illustrations were drawn at a level where the children would be able to understand exactly what is happening in the story. The only downfall for the illustrations is that they are mostly in black and white. This does take away a sensory aspect for the reader, but the illustrations are well drawn.
The big idea that I picked up on in this story is that not all eggs hatch the same way. ( )